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Venice Arts Workers to Protest During US Ambassador’s Visit
“We refuse the capture of Venice by oligarchs, war profiteers and the representatives of imperial power,” said the Art Not Genocide Alliance.
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Chicago Photographer Accuses Mickalene Thomas of Copyright Infringement
Barbara Karant alleges that Thomas “appropriated more than a dozen” of her images in a new lawsuit.
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Artist Sells $25 Trash Souvenirs Found Outside Taylor Swift's Wedding
“It wasn't as dirty as I was expecting,” said Justin Gignac, who suited up to collect garbage with a claw grabber outside Madison Square Garden.
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Whitney Museum Screens Taken Over With Gaza Protest Messages
Jonathan Allen’s guerrilla installations superimposed anti-genocide messages onto advertising displays outside the museum.
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Valerie Brathwaite, Abstract Sculptor of the Natural World, Dies at 87
The artist found inspiration in the geography, vegetation, and wildlife of her home countries of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
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Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New Museum
The institution’s former artistic director succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement last fall.
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Texas Covers Up Beloved "Black Artists Matter" Mural in Austin
Local advocates warn that Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s order is part of a broader attempt to erase Black and LGBTQ+ history.
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Belgium’s Magritte-Inspired Soccer Jersey Mirrors a Surreal World Cup
The pink-and-blue shirts feature one of the painter's lesser-known motifs, along with the phrase “This is not a jersey" in an homage to the artist.
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Trump Accuses Smithsonian of “Anti-White Activism” in Draconian New Report
The White House’s 162-page document claims museum leadership has promoted "extreme political activism."
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Thieves Steal Over $4.5M in Jewelry From French Museum
The morning raid at the Musée Lalique comes less than a year after the infamous heist at the Louvre.
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Revisiting 35 Years of an Iconic Newark Artist-Led Space
Aljira championed the work of Dawoud Bey, Firelei Báez, Jeffrey Gibson, and other socially engaged artists who critiqued gentrification and capitalism.
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NYC's Swiss Institute Heads to the Bowery
Raymond Pettibon and Abdelkader Benchamma team up on a massive mural, Seattle Art Museum's new chief curator, and more.